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National Park Week kicks off with free entry on Saturday 04/19/2019 06:10pm • The National Park Service is celebrating National Park Week, and it begins with free entry on Saturday. Not all national parks charge an entry fee, but for those that do, the fees will be waived Saturday. National Park Week runs from Saturday, April 20 through Sunday, April 28. Each day featur How to get involved on Earth Day 2019 04/19/2019 04:53pm • Earth Day, the environmental call-to-arms for people around the globe, is quickly approaching. The day itself lands on Monday, April 22, this year -- but there will be a large range of environmentally-focused events across the region throughout the coming weeks that will allow people to give bac Recall of blood pressure drug losartan expanded 04/19/2019 01:44pm • If you take blood pressure medicine, you'll want to double-check your bottle. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has expanded its recall of losartan potassium and losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets. Tests found trace amounts of a potentially cancer-causing impurity called N-methylnitrosobut Are you protected from measles? It may depend on when you were born 04/19/2019 12:05pm • Nearly two decades after measles was declared eliminated in the United States, the country and the globe have seen an upsurge of cases -- including adults who thought they were protected by the vaccine. Now, some are questioning whether they are properly vaccinated and whet Black maternal health crisis prompts politicians, providers to act 04/18/2019 08:12am • WASHINGTON — One previous cesarean section, a five-page written plan outlining post-delivery care for her oldest child and around 12 weeks of natural childbirth classes still didn’t prove to be enough preparation for the arrival of Allyson Brown’s second child. Almost two months after turni VIDEO: Bethesda woman robbed by fake ride-hailing driver 04/17/2019 07:26am • Police are searching for a suspect who posed as a ride-hailing driver and robbed a Bethesda, Maryland, woman late last month. Montgomery County police said that just before 5 a.m. on March 30, officers responded to an apartment building on Wisconsin Avenue, near Bradley Boulevard, for a report Emmy-winning 'Cash Cab' host Ben Bailey cracks up DC Comedy Loft 04/17/2019 01:01am • As you hail a cab this weekend, tell your driver that you're going to see Mr. Cash Cab himself. Emmy-winning "Cash Cab" host Ben Bailey performs two nights of stand-up Friday and Saturday at the DC Comedy Loft, located above the Bier Baron Tavern in Dupont Circle. "There's really no tellin After 3 student arrests, backpack policy to change in Charles Co. schools 04/16/2019 11:06pm • Charles County Public Schools is making a change to improve security. Starting next Wednesday, April 24, all middle and high school students will have to keep their backpacks in their lockers during the entire school day. They won't be able to carry them from class to class or to lunch and pri PHOTOS: Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch remembered 04/16/2019 03:18pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '26145daa-09e3-4459-935c-fe8431334203' }).render("83861535fe296868");}); Current and former Maryland governors, Could DC's next museum be dedicated to go-go music? 04/16/2019 04:40am • Go-go, D.C.'s special brand of funk, got fresh attention when a Shaw business was recently told to turn off the music it played on outdoor speakers for 24 years. Now, local activist and entrepreneur Ron Moten is asking people to support his ongoing effort to create a Go-Go Museum in Anacostia. Wake up, people: You're fooling yourself about sleep, study says 04/16/2019 03:54am • Hey, sleepyheads. What you believe about sleep may be nothing but a pipe dream.Many of us have notions about sleep that have little basis in fact and may even be harmful to our health, according to researchers at NYU Langone Health's School of Medicine, who conducted a study published Tuesday i Q&A: Move over Garbo! Signature Theatre checks into 'Grand Hotel' 04/16/2019 01:05am • It was a 1932 Best Picture winner where Greta Garbo famously cried, "I want to be alone!" Now, pack your bags and check into "Grand Hotel" at Signature Theatre through May 19. Adapted by Luther Davis from the 1929 novel by Vicki Baum, the story is set in 1928 Berlin, where the bustling G Prince George's Co. urges drivers to make safer decisions 04/15/2019 05:18pm • After several deadly crashes, Maryland's Prince George's County is reminding all drivers to not make decisions behind the wheel which have the potential of ending in tragedy. This comes after three children died in crash caused by a suspected drunk driver in December, but county leaders say a gr Washington Monument to reopen in August 04/15/2019 03:27pm • The Washington Monument, rattled by the 2011 earthquake and plagued with elevator problems thereafter, is set to reopen this August. The National Park Service had originally hoped the popular attraction for tourists and locals might be open in spring. In a statement Monday, the Park Service said Preview: Caps take on Hurricanes in Game 3 04/14/2019 03:23pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, NBC Sports Washington. Sign up for NBC Sports Washington’s free email subscription today. The Washington Capitals take a two-game lead to Raleigh, looking for their third win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Monday night's playoff. The game w